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Hans wrote:
> Dear Ms. Tick!
>
> My Lexmark Z705 is perfect for the purposes intended. Occasional
> printing at a reasonable price. The cartridges, oh well, I do not
> recall that the Canon ink was noticeably more economical. The
> instructions for the Z705 are very good indeed, which I could not say
> for the Canon - the latter must have been written by some high school
> graduate in Japan.
Have to disagree with you on both counts. The Z705 black cartridge holds
20ml and costs around £25. The Canon i9950 cartridge holds around 30ml and
costs £5. So, for the price of the Lexmark cartridge I could buy five for
mine and, therefore, have 7.5 times more ink. Now, if you don't call that
economical, then there's something seriously wrong with you.
Canon has been awarded the Plain English Campaign's Crystal Mark for the
clarity of its manuals (and well deserved it is too).
> The printing quality of the Z705 is good and I have learned how to
> avoid the smudges in the upper left corner.
If you think the quality is good, you have diabolically low standards. I
believe that the z705 has an 8pl drop size. My printer has 1.5. That's more
than 5 times the size.
>
> By the way, none of my previous Lexmark printers have "failed".
> However they are inexpensive and I can afford replacement when new
> technologies come around.
Erm, you have one that's failing/failed now - and I bet you've ditched the
others before they have. How long has a Lexmark lasted you?! Go on.
Truthfully.
> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <misstick@lancre.dw> wrote in message
> news:9iDMc.288$846.120@fe48.usenetserver.com...
>> Hans wrote:
>>> I just installed a new Lexmark Printer.
>>
>> For the love of sanity - *WHY*?! No, don't answer that, I know
>> exactly why - it was 'cheap'. Had you read here before purchase,
>> you'd have known that the initial outlay may only be in the region
>> of £40-£50, but they have the highest running costs of any unit on
>> the market. With Lexmark it isn't a case of /if/ it fails, but
>> /when/. I have yet to see one last beyond the initial warranty
>> period (usually 12 months, but they usually fail well inside that).
>>
>> OK, the cheapest Lexmark (Z705) can be had for around £35-£40. A
>> replacement set of cartridges (black, colour, photo) will set you
>> back between £70-£80, IOW, *TWICE* what you paid for the unit!
>>
>> Go with Beezer's first suggestion - take it back and buy a Canon.